Inviting non-AQ to eat in Blu?

[NovCruisin]

DH and I are booked in AQ but my mother is in a 2B; can we invite her to eat with us in Blu?

[gek]

Simple answer - no. Blu is AQ and Suite passengers (subject to availability) only.

 

I have heard of some maître d's allowing it on occasion but it doesn't sound like it is common.

[Gracie115]

Nope, not at all...it appears to be one rule they do NOT break.

[cruisestitch]

Shortly after the Aqua Class was introduced, a MaitreD allowed some guests in who were not in Aqua or Suites. He was later dismissed. YMMV, but I would not count on being able to eat together in Blu.

[Northern Aurora]

We have now completed four cruises in Aqua Class, and have never met anyone who was not in either Aqua Class or in a Suite while dining in Blu.

[Lois R]

Nope. 2 different ocassions.....when the S class first arrived into the fleet

I was on Equinox in a regular balcony....friends were in AQ. We asked

if I could have breakfast with them, was told no.

 

Another time, I was in AQ and friends were not....we wanted to have

dinner together...we went to the main dining room. ( I did not ask

this time) I just knew they would not allow it.

 

So, if you want to have dinner with your Mom? You will have to

choose another venue.

[dkjretired]

Nope. 2 different ocassions.....when the S class first arrived into the fleet

I was on Equinox in a regular balcony....friends were in AQ. We asked

if I could have breakfast with them, was told no.

 

Another time, I was in AQ and friends were not....we wanted to have

dinner together...we went to the main dining room. ( I did not ask

this time) I just knew they would not allow it.

 

So, if you want to have dinner with your Mom? You will have to

choose another venue.

 

Yup, I was the one who asked if Lois could come to breakfast and they emphatically told me no. If they refuse Lois, you have no chance. LOL

[Lois R]

Thanks Don:o.....what I was going to say is breakfast is not even

close to being as busy as dinner and so that tells you.....Blu is for

AQ passengers..and yes, Suite pax on that space availibilty basis too.

[NovCruisin]

Although it was not the answer I wanted to hear ;) thanks for everyone's answers!!

[MEcruzr]

It works the other way, too. My dh and I were booked in AQ. The rest of our family in a suite. We asked to be seated in the MDR, second seating, with our family and was told no, we would be assigned to Blu. We ended up changing our cabin to a CC so we could eat dinner together.

[Happy Cruiser 6143]

It works the other way, too. My dh and I were booked in AQ. The rest of our family in a suite. We asked to be seated in the MDR, second seating, with our family and was told no, we would be assigned to Blu. We ended up changing our cabin to a CC so we could eat dinner together.

 

Your family in the suite could have dined with you in Blu. We had no problem getting into Blu for either breakfast or dinner when we were in a suite.

[cruisestitch]

It's more accurate to say that your family in Suites MIGHT have been able to dine with you in Blu. Sometimes there isn't space, or tables available for non-Aqua guests staying in suites at the times you want to dine.

[cormike1]

There are 6 of us going next March and 1 couple have booked in a class allowed to eat in Blu...not sure which one but they are in Blu. We other 2 couples are just "regular balcony" cruisers. The one asked and was told no, we could not eat in Blu but he got permission to eat with us in the dining room we are assigned to. He will be eating most evenings with us even though everyone raves about Blu.

[cpj]

There are 6 of us going next March and 1 couple have booked in a class allowed to eat in Blu...not sure which one but they are in Blu. We other 2 couples are just "regular balcony" cruisers. The one asked and was told no, we could not eat in Blu but he got permission to eat with us in the dining room we are assigned to. He will be eating most evenings with us even though everyone raves about Blu.

 

Not everyone raves about Blu

[keesar]

DH and I are booked in AQ but my mother is in a 2B; can we invite her to eat with us in Blu?

 

Your mother will be told "NO BLU FOR YOU!"

 

Her chances of dining with you in Blu are comparable to winning PowerBall.

 

That is one rule that has been consistently enforced. Have her upgrade to AQ or you should downgrade and save some $$$ and eat in the MDR with mother.

[Miss SeaBee]

I also think the AQ pax who weren't allowed to eat late seating in MDR with the rest of their group was denied because it was late traditional seating. It is my understanding that AQ pax can eat in the MDR any night they want in select dining. Am I wrong? In that case their family could have switched to select, they could make reservations for every night at 9:00, or whenever they wanted to, and they could have eaten together. Am I wrong about this?

 

Not that I would want to do that. As far as I can tell, Blu is the most important thing about being in AQ.

[MEcruzr]

I also think the AQ pax who weren't allowed to eat late seating in MDR with the rest of their group was denied because it was late traditional seating. It is my understanding that AQ pax can eat in the MDR any night they want in select dining. Am I wrong? In that case their family could have switched to select, they could make reservations for every night at 9:00, or whenever they wanted to, and they could have eaten together. Am I wrong about this?

 

Not that I would want to do that. As far as I can tell, Blu is the most important thing about being in AQ.

 

You are completely correct and that option was offered to us. However, the rest of my family would not choose Select Dining. They wanted same table, same waiters, 2nd seating. Between X's rules (not complaining, I totally agree with them) and my family's stubbornness (not complaining, I expected this) our only choice was to change cabin category or eat separately.

 

I only brought this up because it might help someone else out... to know what can and can't be done when families are booked in different cabin categories.